This has been a hectic week. Last Friday, I took the train up to NYC to film a segment for The Today Show (I know! So psyched!). I’ll be going back for a live portion of the same segment. The date hasn’t been 100% confirmed but right now it seems…
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Everyone, meet Oscar! I shared Oscar on Facebook and Instagram, but wanted to make it official on the blog! Karl adopted our first dog, Ruckus, in 1998. Two years later, we bought this house together and became a family of three. Ruckus was a Boxer, he was strong and took…
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It’s been a bit since my first post about our summer road trip, but that’s typical for the end of the summer. It’s a blur of cookouts, Labor Day parades, and next thing you know the kids are back to school and you’re wearing sweaters and closed-toe shoes. But the…
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School resumed this week in the state of Maryland, my daughter is officially a 5th grader! The return of school means the return of a schedule, which was really lacking and affecting my performance as a writer. It’s hard to get on a creative streak when there are kids running…
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Per my blog post about taking a summer vacation from blogging, I promised to share how much I made in the month of August and would donate $100 for every $1,000 made. Read July’s recap at this link. Site Traffic Results Traffic (which is the number of people who come…
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I love awards shows and am glad to be married to a person who also loves them. We were so psyched for the VMAs this past Monday, it’s by far our favorite of all awards shows. The performances, the weird cuts to the audience to see how a Hadid sister…
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Tamara reached out on Instagram and let me know that the #amazonnightgown dress I featured earlier this week was a direct copy of a 2016 dress made by the Australian brand Spell. She was right, and it is something I learned about an hour after the post went live when…
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At the beginning of the year, Karl and I made sure to keep the month of July empty in case we were to go on a vacation. We hadn’t taken a proper summer vacation since our cross-country road trip a couple of years ago and were itching to travel. However,…
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